exe
file, then execute it.4- Choose "Install from internet", then click Next.5- Root
Directory "C:/cygwin" (It is not recommended to choose a different directory,
especially if it contains spaces). If prompted for "Default Text File Type", choose
UNIX (not DOS). Then click Next.6- Select Internet Connection: put the proxy
settings or select "use IE settings". Then click Next.7- Choose a Download Site.
The site http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net is recommended.8- Select Packages: Add
the following packages:- under "Archive", select "zip" and "unzip"- under "Perl",
select "perl"- under net, select "inetutils", "openssh", "openssl"- under shells,
select "rxvt"- under "Editors" select "vim" (optional)9- Click Next. Install will
start. Wait for installation to complete.10- Download the file
http://utran01.au.ao.ericsson.se/moshell/cygwin_install.txt to C:/Cygwin .11- Click
on Start --> Run. In the "Run" window, type: cmd , then press "enter".A DOS window
opens. At the DOS prompt, execute the following commands:c:cd cygwinbin\perl
cygwin_install.txtThis will create the following files: c:/cygwin/etc/profile,
c:/cygwin/cygwin.bat, c:/cygwin/home/youruserid/.bashrc,
c:/cygwin/home/youruserid/.Xdefaults, c:/cygwin/home/youruserid/.inputrc. If those
files already exist, they are automatically moved to the folder
c:/cygwin/tmp/installbackup.12- Open a cygwin terminal window by double-clicking on
the cygwin icon in the start menu or on the file c:/cygwin/cygwin.bat. The window
should be black with white text and the prompt should like this: [~]$If not, then
go through all the steps again and make sure you haven't missed out anything.13-
Moshell installation:In the directory C:\Cygwin ,double-click on the file
cygwin.bat. This will startup theCygwin window and create some files. Now close the
Cygwin window.Open an editor and edit the file cygwin.batDelete the line: bash
--login -i. At the end of the file add the following (replacexxxx with your user
id):set USER=xxxxset HOME=/home/xxxxset SHELL=/bin/bashrxvt -sl 65000 -e /bin/bash
--login -iIMPORTANT: Make sure that there are no spaces at the end of the lines
otherwise thewindows environment variables don�t get set correctly and your
.Xdefaults file will not beread (meaning that rxvt looks horrible!).10. Open the
file C:\Cygwin\etc\profile in a text editor and add the following 6 lines at theend
of the file (replace xxx with your user id!):export USER=xxxxexport
HOME=/home/xxxxexport SHELL=/bin/bashmkdir -p $HOMEcd $HOME